2013 Finalist

Richard WhiteleyQueanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia



Afterglow


Cast and carved glass
50 H x 35.4 W x 13 D cm


These works explore the nature of light and how we experience it. Through the constructing of charged voids and emotive solids, multiple colours create dimension and capture a frozen moment of particles that oscillate, stream and wave across our retina.


Photographer: Greg Piper




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Biography

Richard Whiteley
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, AU

Born
06/09/1963 East Dean, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Education

  • 1992, Master of Fine Arts, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States
  • 1987, Bachelor of Visual Arts with Distinction, School of Art, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 1986, Cast Glass, Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, Washington, United States
  • 1982, Apprenticeship (Commercial Stained Glass), Spectrum Studios, Berwick, Victoria, Australia

Last Solo Exhibition

  • 2013, Mass, Sabbia Gallery, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia

Last Group Exhibition

  • 2013, Links: Australian Glass and the Pacific Northwest, Tacoma Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, United States

Public/Private Collections

  • Artbank, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, United States
  • Embassy of Australia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
  • Hotel Murano, Tacoma, Washington, United States
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, California, United States
  • Powerhouse Museum, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  • Winners Collection, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • The Art Trust, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Victorian State Craft Collection, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Awards/Grants

  • 2014, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2013, Individual Project Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 2013, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2011, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2009, Finalist, Tom Malone Prize, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  • 2009, Group Project Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 2006, Major Equipment Grant, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2006, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2005, Individual Project Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 2004, Individual Project Grant, artsACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2004, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2003, Mentorship Grant, Craft ACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
  • 2003, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
  • 2001, Individual Project Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 2000, Recipient, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
  • 1999, 1st Prize, International Expo, Glass Art Society Conference, Tampa, Florida, United States
  • 1999, Group Project Grant, Thomas Foundation Grant, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • 1999, Finalist, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
  • 1998, Individual Project Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia
  • 1995, Finalist, RFC Glass Prize, Australia
  • 1994, Individual Project Grant, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia